‘Vacant temple lands could be unlocked for housing the poor’ | The Hindu
CHENNAI: The government lands locked up in slum tenements and vacant temple lands held by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department should be unlocked to provide affordable housing in More...
Madurai’s Mariamman Teppakulam: a temple tank losing its sheen | The Hindu
The Mariamman Teppakulam and stories of its origin are often raved about in Madurai’s rich history. Builders in 1645 dug clay from the Vaigai banks to make bricks for building the Thirumalai Nayak palace. At some More...
BMC removes portions of century-old temple in Malad
As part of its anti-encroachment drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed extensions of the famous Sri Sonya Maruti temple in Malad West amid heavy police bandobast. The temple, believed to More...
Muslims not against Ram temple: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Times of India
FAIZABAD/AYODHYA: After a day-long effort to facilitate a consensus between Hindu and Muslim communities on the contentious Ayodhya issue, Art of Living founder and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar said on More...
President Kovind visits Amritsar, has langar at Golden Temple | Times Of India
AMRITSAR: President Ram Nath Kovind visited Golden Temple, Durgiana temple and Jallianwala Bagh during his maiden visit to Amritsar after being sworn in as India’s 14th President on July 25. Giani Jagtar More...
Telangana’s famous Kaleswaram Shiva Temple in Bhupalpally district to have unique eco-tourism garden | The Hindu
Mukti Vanam is a unique garden that is coming up initially on five acres of land close to the famous Kaleswaram Shiva temple here, as part of an eco-tourism development initiative by the district administration. The More...
Akhara Parishad panels to scrutinise conduct of seers across country | Hindustan Times
A day after releasing its list of 14 fake and self-styled godmen, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) is now busy identifying more such ‘rootless cult leaders.’ Maintaining that these individuals by indulging More...
MHA: No foreign funds for KP Yohannan’s Believers Church | Times Of india
KOCHI:The Believers Church, founded by K P Yohannan, and three NGOs associated with it have been barred from bringing in foreign funds to India with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cancelling their FCRA registrations.The More...
Tamil Nadu: 14 ancient Murthis unearthed near Thanjavur | Times Of India
THANJAVUR: A total of 14 ancient Murthis and 7 pedestals, all reportedly to be panchaloha, were unearthed while workers were digging the earth for constructing a sump on part of construction of a temple at a village More...
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar arrives in Ayodhya, to hold talks on Ram Temple dispute | The Indian Express
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar arrived in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday in a bid to mediate the Ram temple-Babri Masjid dispute. He is expected to meet Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas chairman Nritya Gopal More...